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Five Mountain retreats are a modern Western adaptation of the traditional Zen/Ch'an retreats. All practices during the 7 and 3 day retreats offered by Five Mountain Zen centers are done primarily in English in order to facilitate direct, personal understanding of the methods and goals.

In addition to traditional Zazen/sitting meditation - Yoga or Martial Arts, and teacher/student interviews are also frequently a part of the daily practice during Five Mountain retreats.